Here we look at Criminal Justice, a public policy area - one which allows us to take a close look at the judiciary and how it interelates with the other branches.
Goals: After reading through the material above, you should be able to address the following questions:
- What is a good definition for criminal justice?
- What types of laws exist? What is a felony and a misdemeanor? How many exist?
- What helps explain why some things are criminalized from time to time?
- What does each branch of government so in the criminal justice system?
- Be able to explain the basic design of the law enforcement system in the state.
- How is law enforcement organized at the state, county and city level?
- What roles do different judges play in the criminal justice procces?
- What is a grand and petite jury? What is a jury pool? What is voi dire?
- What general issues are involved in the jury process?
- What is a plea bargain?
- What relationship does the legal profession have with the criminal justice system?
Description:
Here we look at Criminal Justice, a public policy area - one which allows us to take a close look at the judiciary and how it interelates with the other branches.
Goals: After reading through the material above, you should be able to address the following questions:
- What is a good definition for criminal justice?
- What types of laws exist? What is a felony and a misdemeanor? How many exist?
- What helps explain why some things are criminalized from time to time?
- What does each branch of government so in the criminal justice system?
- Be able to explain the basic design of the law enforcement system in the state.
- How is law enforcement organized at the state, county and city level?
- What roles do different judges play in the criminal justice procces?
- What is a grand and petite jury? What is a jury pool? What is voi dire?
- What general issues are involved in the jury process?
- What is a plea bargain?
- What relationship does the legal profession have with the criminal justice system?